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Heritage Charities

Discover 2,701 Heritage charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

2,701
Charities
£2,748,266,778
Total Income
£758,352
Avg Income
100.0%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Swansea Vale Railway Society

Charity and VCS support, Heritage

The preservation and restoration of heritage railway artefacts, especially those relating to the former railways of the lower Swansea valley and South West Wales. The society acts as an umbrella organisation for a variety of interest groups with similar aims and objectives to the Swansea Vale Railway Society.

Latest Income: £385
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Institution Of Gas Engineers And Managers History Fund

Heritage

Conservation, funding and the production of historic information relating to the industry.

Latest Income: £378
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Church Lands

Heritage, Religion

Provide income funds for Church restoration

Latest Income: £377
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Charity Of James And Aholiab West, Edwin Robert Birch, And Others

Heritage, Social welfare

An 18th century charity, originally established to benefit the poor parishioners of Priors Marston, at the discretion of the Churchwardens.

Latest Income: £369
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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The Staplehurst Society

Economic and community development, Heritage

The Society is established for the public benefit in STAPLEHURST PARISH to:(i) promote high standards of planning and architecture.(ii) educate the public in the geography, history, natural history and architecture.(iii) secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public.

Latest Income: £359
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Friends Of The Parish Church Of St Mary The Virgin High Halden Kent

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Heritage, Religion

Raise funds for the maintenance and improvement of the fabric of our village church (a grade I listed building).

Latest Income: £351
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Portsmouth Cathedral Development Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Heritage, Religion

To assist in the development, restoration and repair of Portsmouth Anglican Cathedral: to help develop the artistic and musical life of the Cathedral and to promote the advancement of education and training in music of children and support other artistic or musical endeavour and events for young people.

Latest Income: £346
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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York House Gardens Statuary Restoration Project

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Heritage

We supply funding for a competition organised by the York House Society to encourage local children to take an interest in their local (Twickenham, Greater London, UK) heritage and history.NB the York House Society is a Twickenham based local Amenity Society, founded in 1924.

Latest Income: £344
Areas of Operation: Richmond Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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Dunkirk Little Ships Restoration Trust

Charity and VCS support, Heritage

We rescue Dunkirk little ships which are in danger of destruction and remove them to a safe place. We then attempt to organise their restoration using volunteer labour as for as possible and teach the art of restoration and operation of these vessels.

Latest Income: £343
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Leek War Memorial Scholarship In Connexion With Leek High School

Education, Heritage

To support the educational aims of the school.

Latest Income: £341
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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The Kenninghall Bells Restoration And Maintenance Fund

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE CHURCH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN IN THE PARISH OF KENNINGHALL IN THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING ITS BELLS AND INSTALLATIONS BY MAKING GRANTS TO IT

Latest Income: £338
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Bollington Civic Society

Economic and community development, Heritage

To promote high standards of planning and design.To educate the public in the geography, history, natural history and architecture of Bollington.To secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic and public interest.

Latest Income: £332
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Kingsclere Bell Restoration And Maintenance Fund

Charity and VCS support, Heritage, Religion

To raise money to restore and maintain the bells of St. Mary's Church, Kingsclere

Latest Income: £321
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Purbeck Radar Museum Trust

Heritage

Education of the general public in the evolution of British Radar its operational use in WW2 and subsequent developments

Latest Income: £320
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Kent War Memorial Maintenance Fund

Facilities, Heritage, Religion

Upkeep of the Kent War Memorial and Garden at Canterbury Cathedral

Latest Income: £319
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Congregational Trust Property And Burial Ground Known As Cock Clarks

Education, Facilities, Heritage, Religion

upkeep and maintenance of Burial Ground and,promotion of village preaching or promotion of Schools in the neighbourhood of Maldon or elsewhere in the County of Essex upon the principles and profession of Independent and Congregational Churches amongst Dissenters at the discretion of the Trustees

Latest Income: £318
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Horton Kirby And South Darenth Local History Society

Arts, Heritage

Disseminate knowledge of local history by means of speakers at meetings and producing books and booklets.

Latest Income: £315
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Blaina Heritage Action Group

Heritage

Blaina Heritage Action Group aims to preserve the heritage of the historic town of Blaina. The town has significant historical links to ironworks during the industrial revolution. It endeavours to collect, preserve and display items, testimonials and artefacts pertaining to the role Blaina has played in Welsh history.

Latest Income: £314
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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West Drayton And District Local History Society

Heritage

monthly meetings held for talks slide shows etc. of local interest

Latest Income: £306
Areas of Operation: Hillingdon
Status: Registered
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The Lindum Trust

Arts, Heritage

Specifically for the purpose to finance the publication of a book on the history of Lincoln's Inn and the neighbourhood of London adjacent to it, for the advancement of education.

Latest Income: £305
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Manaccan And St Anthony Institute And War Memorial

Associations, Facilities, Heritage, Social welfare

memorial hall, used for social activities

Latest Income: £300
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Society For Algerian Studies

Heritage

To promote for the public benefit the study of Algeria, including the study of its languages, arts and cultures and of its historical, political, social, economic, anthropological and geographic aspects.To encourage the dissemination and exchange of relevant information, and to foster and encourage research.

Latest Income: £297
Areas of Operation: Algeria
Status: Registered
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St Mary's Church (witney) Preservation Trust

Heritage, Religion

PRESERVATION AND UPKEEP OF BUILDING AND FABRIC OF ST MARY'S PARISH CHURCH WITNEY

Latest Income: £290
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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House Of Lords Collection Trust

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

The objects of the House of Lords Collection Trust are the establishment and maintenance of a collection of works of art, books, manuscripts and other documents and objects relating to or having a connection with the UK and its government or the House of Lords and its members with a view to the continuing education of the public in its knowledge of government and the constitution.

Latest Income: £286
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Catherine Hatton

Heritage, Religion

Maintenance and repair of the parish church of All Saints, Landbeach

Latest Income: £285
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many heritage charities are there in the UK?

There are 2,701 registered heritage charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the heritage charities by income?

Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£569.5m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of heritage charities?

Heritage charities reported a combined annual income of £2.7bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for heritage charities?

Across all heritage charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 100.0%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of heritage charities?

Heritage charities have an average annual income of £758k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.